Machine for combing cotton and other fibers.



J. HINDLEY.

MACHINE FOR COMBING COTTON AND OTHER FIBERS.

I APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1916.

1,245,919. Pat dNov. s, 1917.

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J. HINDLEY.

MACHINEFOR COMBING COTTONAND OTHER FIBERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 191a.

Patented Nov. 6, 191?.

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inarrv JosErH I-IINDLEY, or TYLDERLEY, ENGLAND, 'ass eno'n roEINEooT'ron SPINNEBS Ann DOUBLERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, or -MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

MACHINE Eon comsms eor rion ANDFOTI-IER FIBERS.

Specification of Letterslatent. I "Patgnted N 6; 191 7;

Application filed March 2, 1916. Serial No. 81,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be. it known that I, JOSEPH H NDLEv, a British subject, residing at Tylderley, county of Lancaster, England, haveinvented ce tain new and usefullmprovenients in Ma chines for Combing Cotton and other Fibers,

of which the following is a specificationf This invention relates to combers for cote ton and other fibers .in .which the lap is de-,

tached or broken and the fibers combed bya revolvingcylinder and a top comb such as the Heilmann, Nasmith, Delette and Gegaufi combers.

The purpose of this invention is to subject the-rear ends of the fibers to the combing edges, alter the design of the quadrant cam I to return the rear ends of the fibers into thev cylinder needles and then draw them forward again preparatory to piecing, alter the lifter cam to bring the nip of the detaching rollers nearer to the cylinder also the design of the side cam which opens and closes the quadrant clutch on thedetaching roller to suit the altered design of the quadrant cam and give a longer over lap when piecing and also alter the angle of the front of the top comb and attach the needles to the front instead of to the back to get a greater length of the rear end of the fibers through the needles.

The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a transverse section through the comber head.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation'of the quadrant cam.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the side cam. I

Fig. 4. is a view of the lifter cam.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the uadrant cam D, the side cam and the qua rant and clutch lever working therewith.

The cylinder A is constructed with a.

" The'detaching. rollers BB are/mounted I in the ordinary way over the cylinder A; and the quadrant cam D by which they are. actuated is designed as shown to give four distinct or separate movements to the quad rant E and roller Br e (a) Detaching. f I (Z2) Returning the rear ends of the fibers into: the cylinder needles after the dirty neea dleshave passed the detaching rollers. (0 Drawing the fibersv forward'slightly to clear the tail ends from the cylinder needles. i (dyReturning the fibers for piecing pur poses.

"The bowl 6 (Fig 2) on the end of the time the clutch F is out of gear and the roller B is stopped the bowl 6 travels from cl to CF. reached by the bowl 6 the clutch F closes, the roller B is reversed, and during the travel from d to (Z the rear ends of the fibers are returned into the cylinder needles to be combed (as shown in Fig. 1). Then the point d has been reached the roller B is turned forwardagain and the fibers are drawn forward through the cylinder pins during the travel from d to (Z When the point 0Z has been reached the fibers are again returned for piecing during the travel from d to d, and at the point d the detaching of the neXt length of fibers commences.

The side cam G, by which the clutch lever F" that controls the clutch F is actuated is shaped at g to keep the clutch open while the quadrant bowl 6 travels from cl to d on the cam D. c

The lifter cam H by which the detaching rollers are raised and lowered is preferably reduced in diameter in the concentric part and so shaped as not to remove the leather roller C more than of an inch from the cylinder needles to obtain a closer grip of the fibers while being combed.

The blade of the top comb'K is beveled at the front and straight at the back and the needles are afiixed to the beveled front of the blade instead of to the back as usually When the point (Z2 has been clone thereby permitting the blade to beset more -nea-rly vertical While retaining the requisite angle of the -need-les, a-nd the nee dles to be set more closely to the detaching rollers thereby enabling agreater length (up to a full i longer length) of the rear ends of fibers to passthrou'gh and be combed by the top comb.

By this construction the rear ends of the fibers after being detached are returned into'the cylinder needles and are "combed by the finer needles Which have accuinu lated the least amount of Waste and dirt from the lap. I

lWhat I claim as my invention and 'desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. In a comber of the type described, the combination, with a top comb, and a combing cylinder having main andexcess'or suppleinental rows of needles thereon; of detaching rollers coiiperative fthereWith; a quadrant for actuating one of said rollers; and a quadrant cain operatively connected With said qiiadrant and'constructedto successively impart four distinct or separate movements to said quadrant and its associ'a'tedroller,soasto cause the rollers to shocessively detach the fibers, return the rear ends of the fibers into the cylinder after the'm'a'in needles have passed said rollers to needles, and return the fibers for piecing purposes.

2. In a comber of the type described, the

combination of a combing cylinder having main and excess or supplemental IOWS of needles thereon; -a top comb having a beveled front face to Which itsneedles are attached detaching "rollers 'coeperative With said "cy'r linder "and top cdnib; and a cam 0pe'rzitii ely connected Withsaid detaching rollers and cons"tructed to "cause the same to det ach the fibers, return the rear ends 0 f the fibers into the cylinder 'a fte'r the main ncedles liavepasse d said rollers to be acted upon the-exces or supplemental needles, draw the fibers slightly forWard to clear their "said rear ends from the cylinder needle's, and return the fibers for piecing purposes. I

Dated the 3rd day of February, 1916.

In testirnon-y whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses. I I

p I JQSEPH HINDLEY. Witne'sses' J. VVILI INsON, 'GEO. H. OBRIEN.

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Washington, "33 C. 

